PURPOSE: The benefit of this assignment is that when you are just standing still, in one corner, people begin to ignore you. You become invisible. Not only that , but people are walking into your territory. you will realize that you can let your subjects come to you , instead of always trying to chase down your subjects

The look on her face IS wonderful. I like the darkness around her- everything but the subject could be in Black and white, so her blue outfit and beautiful skin tone really stand out. You’ve captured movement through a bit of blur and the angle of the shot. I think, though, that along with her expression, the think I like most about this shot is the way the light is hitting her skin: that glow and shine highlight her exertion and really bring life to your subject. Well done!

Yannsong, I really like what you’ve captured. Her expression combined with the movement and color and just enough light, almost make it look like both feet are floating, and gives it a mysterious quality, making the viewer question what shes running from. Well done!

I also love this one, Luis. I agree with M Wilde about the fairy tale mural and the toys graffiti- they are wonderful! The colours are all warm light, and then you have the kid with his dark hair and in his black jacket- wonderful contrast. Great job!

Good shot M. Wild…lots of meanings…I agree with Geoff: light but still vivid colors and the great contrast of the figure of the boy…most important to me that adds drama to the shot: the look of the boy towards the grafitti which makes wonder what is he thinking…congrats…

Great shot, Luis Alvarez Marra! Really love it, the color and light are spot on. The boys legs are in a V shape , he looks completely enticed by the graphitti, making the viewer feel like he may be drwn into doing something he shouldnt, Just great!!

Geoff, I really like the complex layering to the right of the frame. I like how on eye of the woman is obscured and it looks like her head is just floating. I also like how the right side of the frame has a lot going on and the left side is very simple, making it almost look like 2 images, well done.

In the absence of specific photos (after 1 hour in this street corner) I decided to set up a polyptych with 4 photos of a very special Coffee place from my city … It is the “Café Dona Júlia”, quite historic and with people who work there or that are frequent customer, who are really characters … I am only showing three of them…but they many … It is a polyptych that could be placed in a time capsule because it would help in 100 years or more to tell a little of the history of this place and of my city…

Hi Amozeto. I like the solution you came up with to create a polyptych. I like all four photographs, but the quality of the bottom one surpasses the others, in my opinion- I really like it. I like the variety of expressions in the three portraits. But when I look at these pictures, I am yearning for something that ties the people to this special location. I would almost never encourage someone to pull back from a shot, but perhaps common element in the background could give the portraits more connection to the cafe and too each other. On the other hand, that might make the overall picture too cluttered. I’m not sure. I can tell you really love this place. Have you ever thought about doing a small series on it and it’s patrons?

Amozetto, I really like what you’ve created here. in a way , it reminds me of Jose luis Palma. I like the different expressions, I also like that the way the men are on top and the architechture is below, human over the man made, really creative. I also like Geoff’s suggestion of tying them together, maybe even play with multiple exposure? could have a really cool effect.

Great suggestions you’ve given, friends…thanks a lot…but I’ve found myself with little inspiration to photograph that hour in that morning…sometimes things don’t go well the way you thought…but thanks again for trying to read these pictures…

I like these… 1st one, I like the sullen expression and that hes walking away from the crowd, you can really feel his emotion here. 2nd, I love the bright yellows and refelction of street lights, even though the weather may be dreary, the yellows somehow give a bit of cheer!

I really like the first one, the second one if you take off all the colors it doesn’t say anything to me.
I hope Im not being too critic about it I just comment from my point of view, I am just a beginner in this.